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It's exactly like the invention of agriculture. Not having to hunt for food gave more opportunities for intellectual pursuits because of having more free time.
by gcanko 3y ago
It's exactly like the invention of agriculture. Not having to hunt for food gave more opportunities for intellectual pursuits because of having more free time.
- rwbt 3y agoI'm skeptical of this argument. It gave free time to some people i.e. the landed gentry but also created the toiling peasants and a hierarchical civilization.
- choilive 3y agoMany other types of governance was enabled by the agricultural revolution, not just feudalism.
- ohyes 3y agoToiling peasants had more free time than we do today.
- rwbt 3y agoHunter gatherers had more leisure than farming peasants. Surely, one can spot the trend.
- TulliusCicero 3y ago[citation needed]
- ummonk 3y agoThe amount of toiling they could do without dying was calorically limited. Having lethargy induced by a shortage of food doesn’t necessarily mean a preferable lifestyle.
- brailsafe 3y agoPfft, disagree. Got laid off a year ago and have had nearly 100% free time since
- nicklecompte 3y ago"Who's going to teach those idle medieval peasants to read, Ben? Augustine-man?!"
- TulliusCicero 3y agoAs I understand it, this is largely inaccurate. People just read "days off" as "more time", even though peasant farmers would need to engage in a lot of labor around the farm or household even on "days off" (your cows and chickens don't care that you're on vacation). Of course people still do some chores today even on days off, but it's a lot less than you need to do on a farm, ask basically any farmer.
- ravelfan 3y ago[flagged]
- rcxdude 3y agoNo, it just meant you could support more people on the same amount of land. Non-mechanised agriculture is very labour-intensive compared to hunting.